Civil Engineering November 2020 Review Innovations Concrete 16

RECTANGULAR COMBINED FOOTING

Problem 1
The base of the footing is 1.8 m below the ground surface. 3. The value of the critical nominal shear stress (MPa) for
It has a surcharge of 4.8 kPa on the ground surface. The Footing effective depth = 1000 mm
one-way action of the footing. Materials : Concrete, fc’ = 30 MPa
thickness of the footing is 0.8 m. The allowable bearing
pressure of the soil is 285 kPa. Weight of concrete is 24 kN/m3 Steel, fy = 415 MPa
4. The value of the nominal shear stress (MPa) for two-way Strength Reduction Factors : Shear = 0.75
and of soil is 18 kN/m3. The footing supports 2 columns 5.50 action of the footing considering the 300x300mm footing.
m apart and subjected to the following loads: Bending = 0.90
The footing will be designed for uniform settlement.
Left Column: Right Column: Determine the following :
(0.45m x 0.60m) (0.60m x 0.60m)
PROBLEM for PRACTICE 1. The value of the maximum factored moment (kN-m) that
DL = 780 kN DL = 1120 kN will be used in the design of the longitudinal steel between
Problem 3
LL = 600 kN LL = 900 kN the columns.
GIVEN :
A. 1924 B. 1836 C. 2138 D. 1542
COLUMN-C1 : Dimension = 450mm x 450mm
Note: 0.45m column dimension is measured along the length of D+L= 1380 kN : 1.2D+1.6L = 1896 kN 2. The value of the maximum factored moment (kN-m) that
the footing. will be used in the design of the longitudinal steel on the
COLUMN-C2 : Dimension = 600mm x 600mm
1. Determine the net bearing capacity of the soil. cantilever portion of the footing.
D+L= 2020 kN : 1.2D+1.6L = 2784 kN
A. 232 B. 348 C. 467 D. 274
2. Calculate the minimum length of the footing in order to Distance between column centers = 5.5 m
have a uniform distribution of pressure. Edge of Column C1 is flush with the face of the short side 3. The value of the critical nominal shear stress (MPa) for
of the footing one-way action of the footing.
3. What is the required width of the footing? Allowable effective soil bearing capacity = 235.6 kPa A. 0.67 B. 1.35 C. 0.89 D. 0.44
Concrete, fc’ = 24 MPa 4. The value of the critical nominal shear stress (MPa) for
Steel , fy = 345 MPa two-way action of the footing.
Problem 2 A. 1.80 B. 0.90 C. 0.50 D. 0.25
A 1.4m x 7.6m concrete footing supports two columns of 1. For uniform settlement of the footing, the length (m)
distance 6.0m apart: required for a rectangular footing that will support the
GIVEN : columns is nearest to:
TRAPEZOIDAL COMBINED FOOTING
COLUMN-C1 : Dimension = 300mm x 300mm A. 6.0 B. 6.54 C. 7.0 D. 8.20
1.2D+1.6L = 902 kN 2. The safe width (m) of a rectangular footing that will Problem 5
support the columns is nearest to: A trapezoidal combined footing 5.5 m long is to support
COLUMN-C2 : Dimension = 500mm x 500mm A. 1.9 B. 2.1 C. 2.8 D. 3.1 two 400 mm square columns 5 meters apart. The center of the
1.2D+1.6L = 1,401 kN columns are both 0.25m away from property lines. The left
Column C1 is flush with the face of the short side of the 3. The maximum factored soil pressure under the footing column carries 675 kN while the right column 825 kN. The
footing. (kPa) is nearest to: allowable soil pressure is 126 kPa. Assume footing is 0.5m
A. 236 B. 279 C. 319 D. 440
thick with soil backfill 0.7m thick. Weight of concrete is 23.6
Footing effective depth = 710 mm
kN/m3 and of soil is 20.4 kN/m3.
Materials : Concrete, fc’ = 30 MPa
Steel, fy = 420 MPa Problem 4 1. Determine the required footing area.
Strength Reduction Factors : Shear = 0.75 A 1.4m x 7.6m concrete footing supports two columns of
Bending = 0.90 2. Find the width of the smaller end of the footing.
distance 6.0m apart:
The footing will be designed for uniform settlement. 3. Calculate the width of the larger end of the footing.
Determine the following : GIVEN :
COLUMN-C1 : Dimension = 300mm x 300mm
1. The value of the maximum factored moment (kN-m) that 1.2D+1.6L = 1437 kN
will be used in the design of the longitudinal steel between
the columns. COLUMN-C2 : Dimension = 500mm x 500mm
1.2D+1.6L = 2232 kN
2. The value of the maximum factored moment (kN-m) that Column C1 is flush with the face of the short side of the
will be used in the design of the longitudinal steel on the footing.
cantilever portion of the footing.

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